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Wasn't talking about Mearls - I was specifically addressing the contents in your previous post. So are you saying I'm not welcome because you think I'm an abuser? I'm simply trying to discuss this.

Having the most hardship doesn't grant the moral authority to draw the line of where it's ok or not to dislike someone. Just because it doesn't happen on the same level does not mean it doesn't exist. And just because a columnist or a group of people think a particular way doesn't make it so...

I don't know... I've seen a lot of similar behavior with non-optimized characters as well, where clearly they pick a fight that's way over their head. "But that's what my character does!!!".. and then the party gets drawn in due to being associated with the aggressor. I've also seen a lot of...

I hear what you're saying, and yes that could be an indication of sexism (unnoticed by the person doing it). However, I would think that a major influence for people now checking her qualifications could stem simply from the amount of clamor being generated, and it just being a case of idle...

Maybe to put another way - if someone is trying to defend the due respect and honor of someone, yet in the process of that are being disrespectful and dishonoring to someone else, it's a good chance that they aren't going to be taken very seriously... even if what they are trying to do is in...

Going waaay off topic here. But this will inevitability lead to the subject of who gets to decide what should be not tolerated and why. It's not the "what" that is most controversial, it's the "who" or "which side". If both sides presume that their side has the moral authority to do so, then you...

So I'm a man. I've happened to benefit from the patriarchy that I live in on occasion, no one has ever called me on my "sexism", yet I think sexism is wrong, and I don't cry those things when equality is restored...

There are plenty of tables with the expectation that the people there are good with rules, make smart tactical decisions, and quick to grok lots of crunch. There are also lots of table that don't. My analogy didn't imply be awesome or don't play tennis at all, it's that differently ability...

Yes I've seen those kinds of tables - everybody seemed to be having a blast. Definitely highlights the importance of session 0.

So in my experience this sort of situation is both an optimizer playing and others who have decidedly underpowered characters, where the underpowered characters are more to blame for the disparity than the overpowered one. Closely related, but the optimizers usually are also the ones who make...

Your first sentence might be true, but... You enter a high-level tennis tournament precisely because you want to have a high level of gameplay (which necessarily will exclude others). Exclusionary elements to an activity is not inherently bad. Nor do I think that people who use those terms in...

Good to know. Thanks.

The way I've seen people on FB pine for magic items, that could be a serious new revenue stream.

Totally agree. I think the better question the OP should consider is "Are there players violating Session 0/social contract for that table?" That's it. It takes out the whole pointless debate of which playstyle is morally superior, and simply solves the problem without any additional fuss.

I don't have it in front of me - does it deal specifically with trading magic items between characters?

Overall i really like the idea. There's a whole lot to the game that isn't encapsulated by the current system, and makes things much simpler. Now if only they could do something like this for magic items trading rules... :)

Another name for chaotic evil.

Cool, glad to help! :)

Sure thing - happy to help. My 2c on this topic is that this is VERY contextualized to the players. Are these players fun-loving, slapstick, if-I-die-at-least-it's-going-to-be-fun types? Are these players the serious, tactical, analytical types? Are these players the immersive-drama-theatrics...

Fair enough - but then you might want to change your language a bit with how you describe your position. Many of your statements come off as if it were absolute and a closed topic, not merely your opinion and open for discussion/debate.